Nike #HLWBB Players of the Week (February 8)
INDIANAPOLIS – Wright State’s Angel Baker is the Nike® #HLWBB Player of the Week as the Raiders earned a home sweep over Milwaukee, moving to 13-3 in the standings and taking over the top seed in the current tournament seeding while Baker averaged 27.5 points and 5.0 rebounds. Youngstown State’s Nneka Obiazor earned Nike® #HLWBB Freshman of the Week honors for the third time this season as she averaged 14.5 points and 8.0 rebounds in two victories over Purdue Fort Wayne.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK | ANGEL BAKER | WRIGHT STATE | JUNIOR | GUARD | INDIANAPOLIS
Angel Baker averaged 27.5 points and five rebounds as the Raiders completed the weekend sweep of Milwaukee and moved to first place in the League standings. Baker opened the weekend with 27 points – shooting 12-for-24 on Friday and 3-for-5 from the line, adding a team-leading three assists and pulling down seven rebounds in the process as the Raiders handed the Panthers just their fourth loss of the season. She finished the weekend tallying her second highest career outing in a Raider uniform with 28 points, hooting 11-for-18 from the field. The Indianapolis native pulled down three rebounds and added two assists on Saturday as well.
2020-21 Nike® Players of the Week
November 30 – Caitlyn Hibner, Green Bay
December 7 – Macee Williams, IUPUI
December 14 – Megan Walstad, Milwaukee
December 21 – Lindsey Duvall, Northern Kentucky
January 4 – Macee Williams, IUPUI
January 11 – Brandi Bisping, Milwaukee
January 18 – Megan Walstad, Milwaukee
January 25 – Megan Walstad, Milwaukee
February 1 – Carissa Garcia, Northern Kentucky
February 8 – Angel Baker, Wright State
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK | NNEKA OBIAZOR | YOUNGSTOWN STATE | FRESHMAN | FORWARD | EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN.
Nneka Obaizor averaged 14.5 points and 8.0 rebounds while playing fewer than 20 minutes per game as the Penguins swept Purdue Fort Wayne. She shot 63.2 percent from the field (12-for-19), and she went 1-for-2 from 3-point range and 4-for-4 from the free-throw line. Obiazor had 13 points and eight rebounds in 14 minutes in Friday’s 102-60 victory and she had 16 points and eight rebounds in 26 minutes in Saturday’s win. Obiazor has grabbed at least eight rebounds in 10 straight games, and she has scored in double figures in seven consecutive games.
2020-21 Nike® Freshmen of the Week
November 30 – Jasmine Kondrakiewicz, Green Bay
December 7 – Jaida McCloud, UIC
December 14 – Emani Jefferson, Wright State
December 21 – Kristian Young, UIC
January 4 – Destyne Jackson, Wright State
January 11 – Nneka Obiazor, Youngstown State
January 18 – Nneka Obiazor, Youngstown State
January 25 – Sol Castro, RMU
February 1 – Destiny Leo, Cleveland State
February 8 – Nneka Obiazor, Youngstown State